>This looks like a forum software disguised as a chat platform and I wonder who this is good for? >This feels like a weird in-between and I'm not sure I'd pref

>This looks like a forum software disguised as a chat platform and I wonder who this is good for? >This feels like a weird in-between and I'm not sure I'd prefer a "chat" for public discussions over a traditional forum, which IMHO has a better UX for this type of content. You've spelled out the target audience. More and more communities opt for Discord/Slack/etc as their interface of choice; this just makes them not a silo. The biggest competitor to this IMO is whenever Discord puts an option for their forums product to index in search engines.